The signal lever on my son's '80 is broken. It still signals right, but >> once it's out of the right turn it just drops down. To signal left it has >> to be held down quite firmly. I imagine that it will stop working soon.>

What kind of a job is this? Is it something I should attempt on my own or >> should I send it out?>

Yes, yes it will. Been there, done that.>>

A shop would probably charge you an hour minimum. It's about 10 minutes >> worth of work for someone with a Phillips head screwdriver and the >> knowledge required to properly use said screwdriver. ­>>

Undo the four or so screws that hold on the plastic steering column >> shroud, and the turn signal switch is easily accessible, held on with a >> couple more screws.>>

Check out junkyards for a replacement switch assembly, but try and get >> one that has the same part number. Many '80s Fords had physically >> interchangeable parts, but they don't always do exactly the same things.>>

As an example, when my turn signal assembly died, it took me a while to >> find a junkyard replacement that A) had a horn switch, B) had a high-beam >> switch, and C) wasn't already or nearly broken. As it was, I got one from >> either a Tempo or a LTD and lost my flash-to-pass function.>>

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The signal lever on my son's '80 is broken. It still signals right, but >> once it's out of the right turn it just drops down. To signal left it has >> to be held down quite firmly. I imagine that it will stop working soon.>

What kind of a job is this? Is it something I should attempt on my own or >> should I send it out?>